NGC 4701
galaxy
NGC 4701 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1054 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 50.7 ± 3.8 Mly (15.54 ± 1.15 Mpc). However, 10 non-redshift measurements give a greater distance of 72.31 ± 6.14 Mly (22.170 ± 1.883 Mpc). It was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel on 30 April 1786 using a 47.5 cm diameter mirror type telescope. It is a member of the Virgo II…